Towing-cable.



B B. AYERS TOWING CABLE. APPLICATION FILED OCTQIZ. I914.

Patented Jilly 27, 1915,

BURLEY IB. AYERS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TOWING-CABLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 21%,

Application filed oetober 12, 1914. Serial No. 866,293.

T 0 all whom it may concewt:

Be itv known that I, BURLEY B. Aimee, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain'new and useful Improvements in Towing-Cables, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a novel device particularly adapted as a towing cable for automobiles and like vehicles.

As is well known it occasionally becomes necessary or desirable to tow a vehicle behind another of'such vehicles and the lack of a rope or similar device usually occasions much delay and inconvenience;

An object in the present construction is to provide a towing device which shall be of such light we ght and simple construction as will enable its being carried in the tool kit of. any automobile and be available when necessary. In order to secure. the necessary strength In a hemp rope it is necessary toprovldea rope of considerable cross sectional area and such a rope occupies much space, deteriorates by contact with .oils or grease and is therefore not usually carried by motorists.

The present device is constructed with the object in view of providing a simple, light, durable device which may be readily attached to theaxles of the vehicles and not be attacked by grease 'or oils.

The invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of two automobiles with my novel towing cable connecting the two, and, Fig. 2 is a plan view of a complete cable.

As shown I prefer to construct the major portion of the device in the form of a Wire .cable which may be braided, twisted or woven as desired. This cable 10, is provided at its ends with a loop ll, reinforced by the metal eye' 12, the cable terminating at each end in a chain 13, having a hook 14, on the free end thereof. This hookis adapted to engage the eye 12, and form a ready connection around the axle of a vehicle. Such a device may be constructed very cheaply and be of such light weight and small vol- .ume as to make the same attractive to motorists.

The construction is capable oi considerable modification in the form of the axle attaching means and such modifications as are within the scope ofmy claims I consider within the spirit or my invention.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a flexible wire cable having eyes at its ends, and flexible attaching devices secured to said eyes-and adapted to provide means for attachment to a vehicle axle, substantially as described.

. 2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a fiexible wire cable having 'eyesat its ends and short chains secured to said eyes and provided withhooks by means of which the device may bQ secured to a vehicle axle, substantially as described.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of a relatively light, flexible wire cable having loops formed in its ends, 'a chain securedto each loop and a hook provided at the outer end of said chain, substantially as described.

BURLEY B. AYERS.

Witnesses:

A. F. ALL N, F. B. LEYNS. 

